Thanks Evan, If you get a chance, take some time this weekend and look through some of the harassment policies of different organizations (if you can find them) and try to get a feel for what they cover. If you have any suggestions for improvements, please reply. Like I said, I lifted wholesale from the State of Wisconsin, so the policy might be lacking in an area that they (and I) didn't consider.
Thanks, --Matt On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt, > > I read through your proposed policy and think it is a great first step. > > I admit to being a bit naive about this subject. Perhaps it is because I'm > part of the majority in this industry. Or perhaps it is because I live and > work in the DC area where diversity is interwoven into everything we do. > Regardless, seeing that this is an important issue to many of our members, > it is something that I've really started thinking about a lot. > > > Something you see a lot around here, and other large metropolitan areas as > well I'm sure, is the slogan "See something, say something." It pertains to > terrorism in the context of the places you see it here, but it can > obviously be adopted outside that. Many times the person being harassed may > not feel comfortable speaking up because of how they are already being > demeaned. In situations like this, it is of absolute importance that others > that bear witness to such cruel acts speak up. Say something immediately > that will be non-combative, but will also put a stop to the harassment then > and there. They also need to follow up on that by letting their > representative leaders know, whoever that may be, so they can take further > action. > > To encourage this, it is important that LOPSA let people know that we care > and we stand up for what's right. This can be done through literature, > mailings, etc. Anything that will get the word out that this is something > that LOPSA will absolutely not tolerate. > > > > Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I think you really hit > the nail on the head with this and I'm pleased to see somebody start > putting the wheels in motion. > > > -Evan > > On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:21 AM, Matt Simmons < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I think we had a really informative LOPSA-Live tonight. I've gotten a lot >> out of the past two candidate forums, and I've learned a lot about what our >> candidates are planning for their terms. I can't wait for the election to >> begin! >> >> One of the things that I have noticed is that the issue of women in >> technology. There were several questions tonight, and one kind of stuck >> with me. >> >> cat-xeger asked "Many FOSS-related organizations have adopted harassment >> policies for their events. Do we have one, or is one in the works? >> (anti-harassment, to be clear)" >> >> Matt Disney responded that we had an etiquette policy and that we use it >> in #LOPSA sometimes. Michael Gehrke referred to the Code of Ethics. >> >> Here's the etiquette policy: >> http://governance.lopsa.org/LOPSA_Policies/Etiquette_Policy >> >> I won't quote it here, but it's an etiquette policy, basically saying >> "respect other people", which is a good idea. After looking around the net, >> though, it is definitely _not_ a harassment policy...so I thought about >> it like this: If the question comes up as often as it does, there must be a >> reason behind it, which means that we need to work to make sure that >> everyone feels welcome while at the same time letting everyone know that >> NONE of our members should feel harassed. >> >> Like I said, I'd looked through a few online policies and I picked one >> that seemed pretty clear and relatively straightforward. It was the State >> of Wisconson's Harassment Policy, and you can find it online here: >> http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/discrimination_civil_rights/publication_erd_10449_p.htm >> >> I took this policy and I made a few changes here and there. I added a >> preamble, substituted "member" for "employee" a lot, and generally made it >> come inline with what our organization stands for and what I thought the >> LOPSA policy should say. >> >> One important bit that I added was the protection of LOPSA members >> against non-members. If you are at a LOPSA-sponsored conference, and you're >> a LOPSA member, and a non-LOPSA member harasses you, I think our >> organization should react just as strongly as it would if you were harassed >> by a member. >> >> The document that I've drafted is online here: http://goo.gl/u6AeW - >> it's in Google Docs, and I've made it world-readable. >> >> Please submit any changes that you think should be made here, and we can >> discuss it. Once we've got something that we can all (mostly) agree on, I >> think we should submit it to the board for "ratification" into policy. >> >> Please let me know what you think. >> >> Thanks! >> >> --Matt >> >> >> -- >> LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? >> COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ >> >> > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process.
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